Mismanagement at Atlanta Goes Right to the Top | September 12, 2014
Mask of the Flower Prince The nonsensical ravings of a singing archaeologist. Really.
Well. As I look out at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) lockout, I can only shake my head in wonder at how it has degenerated into a farce in just a few days. If people’s lives weren’t being horribly impacted, you might wonder if the whole thing wasn’t lifted right from Comedy Central. It’s like an episode of The Office, only set within a non-profit.
A few days ago, I posted an article detailing how disastrously the ASO was managing the situation, and more importantly the optics of the situation.
Alas, the leadership’s bumbling continues. And what really worries me is that the leaders are supposed to be experts in the area of business management—that is their whole purpose within the organization. But a series of situations have happened that raise serious questions about the leaders’ basic competence to run… anything.
Allow me to look at a pattern of mismanagement that starts at the ground level of the organization and goes right up to the top.
A few days ago, I posted an article detailing how disastrously the ASO was managing the situation, and more importantly the optics of the situation.
Alas, the leadership’s bumbling continues. And what really worries me is that the leaders are supposed to be experts in the area of business management—that is their whole purpose within the organization. But a series of situations have happened that raise serious questions about the leaders’ basic competence to run… anything.
Allow me to look at a pattern of mismanagement that starts at the ground level of the organization and goes right up to the top.
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